| An Introduction to Christianity Contributor(s): Woodhead, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 052145445X ISBN-13: 9780521454452 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Focusing on the ways in which Christianity has understood, embodied and related to power, Linda Woodhead examines the key figures, events and ideas spanning over two thousand years of Christian history. Woodhead considers the religion in its material as well as its spiritual dimensions and explores its interactions with society through money, politics, force, gender and the family, as well as non-Christian cultures and societies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270 |
| LCCN: 2004040406 |
| Series: Introduction to Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.24" W x 9.22" (1.81 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woodhead, Linda: - Linda Woodhead is a Senior Lecturer in Christian Studies at Lancaster University. She has written extensively on Christianity, culture and society. Recent edited books include Peter Berger and the Study of Religion (2001), Religions in the Modern World (2002), Predicting Religion (2003, with Grace Davie and Paul Heelas) and Congregational Studies in the UK (2004, with Matthew Guest and Karin Tusting). |